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FPA Looks for Opportunities in Second Trump Administration

FPA Looks for Opportunities in Second Trump Administration

Flexible Packaging Association Tackles Issues from Labeling to Food Waste

Early in a new year is typically a busy time for the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) as it tries to stay on top of proposals coming out of state legislatures. But this winter and early spring also had FPA’s advocacy team members navigating wild swings on the federal level.

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FPA Tariff Newsletter Offers Links to New Developments

The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA’s) biweekly tariff update includes some practical links to online information about recent developments with trade initiatives. The April 22, 2025, newsletter notes that the tariff landscape continues to shift, making many new developments quickly outdated. But the newsletter, which is only available to FPA members, provides useful links, including: The […]

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Deadline Extended for Oregon EPR-Related Reports

The Circular Action Alliance (CAA) says it achieved a key milestone on March 31, 2025, with the conclusion of Oregon’s first producer supply reporting cycle under the state’s Recycling Modernization Act. But the producer responsibility organization (PRO) is extending the deadline for companies that have not yet filed their reports in an effort to lower […]

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FPA Launches Trade Working Group and Newsletter on Tariffs

FPA Launches Trade Working Group and Newsletter on Tariffs

Working Group Will Guide FPA’s Tariff and Trade Monitoring Efforts and Engagement

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) has recently begun producing biweekly updates on trade policy, not only to track shifts in tariff rules but also to establish an informal trade working group to advise FPA on how to respond to changes.

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FPA Names New Board Chair and Directors

Russell Grissett, president of Sonoco Flexible Packaging, was elected as the new chair of the Board of Directors of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) based in Annapolis, Maryland. Grissett succeeds William “Bill” Jackson, Ph.D., chief technology officer of Amcor Flexibles, who served as chair from March 2023 to March 2025. David Love, senior vice president […]

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Timeline, Storybook, and Videos Mark FPA’s 75th Year Anniversary

Timeline, Storybook, and Videos Mark FPA’s 75th Year Anniversary

FPA's History Demonstrates How It Has Provided a Voice for the Flexible Packaging Industry

The Flexible Packaging Association focuses on industry growth, professional development, and networking opportunities, all at a time when plastic packaging has to indicate why it is a better alternative than other packaging forms.

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Oben Group to Expand With Deal in Brazil

Oben Group has agreed to buy Vitopel do Brasil Ltda., a manufacturer of polypropylene (BOPP) films with facilities in Brazil. For Oben, the acquisition will establish local BOPP manufacturing in Brazil, expand its footprint as a global player in the industry, and bolster its position in the highly competitive flexible packaging films industry, according to […]

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ProAmpac Takes Highest Achievement Award in FPA Annual Contest

Thirty-four achievement awards representing 20 packages were presented March 7, 2025, during the69th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition, which included a Highest Achievement Award that went to ProAmpac. Overall, the contest included 67 package submissions, resulting in 226 entries, because some packages competed across multiple categories, according to the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) that […]

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Business Groups Oppose PFAS Proposal in New Mexico

Business Groups Oppose PFAS Proposal in New Mexico

Measure Is Overly Broad and Restrictive, Opponents Say

Nearly 50 business associations, including groups representing the plastics and flexible packaging industries, recently endorsed a letter opposing a bill in New Mexico that would heavily regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Companies Invest in Their Communities

Companies recognized were ProAmpac, Michelman, and Mid South Extrusion. The individual celebrated was Mohammad Farahat, Ph.D., director of Sun Chemical’s Novel Device Laboratory.

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A Closer Look at Apurva Shah

A Closer Look at Apurva Shah

Apurva Shah, Vice President of Strategy and Customer Development, Charter Next Generation

In this issue, we interview Apurva Shah, vice president of strategy and customer development at Charter Next Generation and a board member of the Flexible Packaging Association.

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‘Outstanding’

‘Outstanding’

Judges for 69th Annual Awards Competition Highlight Advances in Flexible Packaging

Judges for this year’s Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition went through the entries one by one to pick the winners in six categories: expanding the use of flexible packaging, technical innovation, sustainability, printing, shelf impact, and packaging excellence.

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‘An Inflection Point’

‘An Inflection Point’

ProAmpac CEO Greg Tucker Offers His Thoughts on a Turning Point for the Flexible Packaging Industry

ProAmpac has been focused on innovation and sustainability and wants to make sure it builds sustainable packaging options that are substrate agnostic as long as they can be recyclable or compostable and not go into landfills.

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A Look Behind Producer Responsibility Organizations

A Look Behind Producer Responsibility Organizations

Circular Action Alliance Prepares for a Busy Year With EPR

Extended producer responsibility laws have been spreading in the United States, requiring the guidance of producer responsibility organizations (PROs). Along the way, a PRO called Circular Action Alliance was incorporated in December 2022.

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